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ADDENDA.

Kennet andAvon Canal.

The affairs and business of this company are put under themanagement of a committee of twenty-four proprietors, called" The Committee of Management,” chosen as follows: Tenfor the western district, which includes the proprietors resident'in Bristol, Bath, the counties of Somerset and Gloucester.Seven for the "Wiltshire district, which includes the proprietorsresident in the county of W iltlhire. Seven for the eastern dis-trict, which includes the proprietors resident in Berkshire andelsewhere, except as above. These to be elected by each dis-trict annually on the first Tuesday in July, at the severaltowns- of Bristol, Marlborough, and Hungerford; five sharesto be a qualification. General meetings are to be held fourtimes in every year at the town of Marlborough, or else-where, as shall be appointed,, and ten days notice given byadvertisements. The committee of management may electfub-committees of not less than three proprietors from theirown number for certain purposes. No person to give morethan fifty votes,, at a meeting to elect treasurer and committee ;and at other meetings not more. than ten votes., a*

The powers of this company to make the branches to Calneand Chippenham, are suspended for two years and a half; togive time for maturing a scheme for a canal, which is in-tended to issue from this line near Trowhridge,. to pass Chip-penhaxn, Wootton Basset, and Shrivenham, and join theThames near Abingdon, or Wallingford; with branches towithin one hundred yards of Calne and Chippenham, and.-provided the fame be completed within seven years.

The canal is to be completed in twelve years, under certainconditions, of not navigating, within twenty miles of Newbury.

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